Daily News For February 2, 2009

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Today's Daily News

Three Airlines Are Paying Price Fixing Fines
With continuing worldwide governmental investigations of airline pricing, three carriers have reached plea agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay fines for price fixing. Click to continue

U.S. Reviewing 'Buy American' Clause in Stimulus Package
U.S. allies are expressing anger at protectionism Click to continue

Sypris Plans to Move Production from Ohio to North Carolina
Sypris Technologies, Inc., a supplier of forged and machined drive train components for the light, medium and heavy-duty truck markets in North America, has announced it will expand its manufacturing facility in Morganton, N.C. and add 203 jobs by the end of 2013. Click to continue

Diecaster Contech L.L.C. Files for Bankruptcy
Contech, L.L.C., an automotive parts manufacturer, will restructure its debt and sell 'non-core operations.' Click to continue

Foundry Web Forum

Come visit the Foundry Management & Technology Forums The FM&T Community forums are a venue to raise, respond to, and debate the relevant issues facing and influencing metalcasting mangement, operations, and technology. In addition to a free ranging discussion forum there is also a blog by FM&T editor Robert Brooks.

Gaining Perspective
"It started with aluminum foundries and diecasters and lately the list of metalcasters cutting jobs and scaling back operations includes..." Click to continue

Is there a Plan Here?
"The news this week that Indianapolis Casting Corp. will be closing in July is not a big surprise. But..." Click to continue

Waiting for the Pay Off
"While there are many, many issues to be addressed about our financial mess, no one would argue that most of the difficult problems would resolve themselves if the economy were growing..." Click to continue

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